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May 28, 2013

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS APRIL 2013 STATISTICS

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in April 2013 as compared to April 2012. In April 2013, the Airport served 764,308 passengers, an increase of 5.1% when compared to the 727,523 passenger traffic count of April 2012.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 3.8%, while Commuter aircraft operations increased 5.9% when compared to the levels recorded in April 2012.

Total aircraft operations decreased in April 2013 as compared to the same month in 2012. In April 2013, there were 21,058 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 3.7% when compared to 21,861 total aircraft operations in April 2012.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 66% of the total aircraft operations during April 2013, decreased 7.1% when compared to April 2012.

John Wayne Airport Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2013

April
2013

April
2012

% Change

Year-to-Date
2013

Year-to-Date
2012

% Change

Total Passengers

764,308

727,523

5.1%

2,887,217

2,705,138

6.7%

Enplaned Passengers

383,122

366,687

4.5%

1,440,113

1,350,338

6.6%

Deplaned Passengers

381,186

360,836

5.6%

1,447,104

1,354,800

6.8%

Total Aircraft Operations

21,058

21,861

-3.7%

82,030

84,324

-2.7%

General Aviation

13,953

15,025

-7.1%

54,192

57,412

-5.6%

Commercial

6,831

6,584

3.8%

26,886

25,908

3.8%

Commuter1

232

219

5.9%

785

855

-8.2%

Military

42

33

27.3%

167

149

12.1%

Air Cargo Tons2

1,546

1,518

1.8%

5,805

5,590

3.8%

International Statistics3
(included in totals above)

April
2013

April
2012

% Change

Year-to-Date
2013

Year-to-Date
2012

% Change

Total Passengers

29,755

7,162

315.5%

111,894

25,607

337.0%

Enplaned Passengers

14,804

3,575

314.1%

54,534

12,667

330.5%

Deplaned Passengers

14,951

3,587

316.8%

57,360

12,940

343.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

300

64

368.8%

1,218

245

397.1%

1

Aircraft used for regularly scheduled air service, configured with not more than seventy (70) seats, and operating at weights not more than ninety thousand (90,000) pounds.

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.
Note: Mexico service was initiated by AirTran on June 3, 2012 and by Interjet on October 11, 2012.

John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned by the County of Orange and is operated as a self-supporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue. The Airport serves approximately nine million passengers annually and reaches more than 20 nonstop destinations in the United States, Mexico and Canada. More information can be found at www.ocair.com or at facebook.com/johnwayneairport or on twitter.com @johnwayneair.